"hogs" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 猪（复数）

Definition

通常指体型较大的家猪，经常饲养用于食用。“hogs”口语中也指自私地占用太多的人或事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要用于描述体型较大的家养猪，多见于美式英语。作为动词，“hog”指霸占某物，如“Don't hog the TV!”。形容人时语气较负面。不要与“piglets”（小猪）或“boar”（野猪）混淆。

Examples

The farmer keeps hogs on his land.

农民在地里养了**猪**。

Hogs are bigger than most farm animals.

**猪**比大多数家畜都大。

The barn is full of hogs during winter.

冬天谷仓里全是**猪**。

Don't eat like hogs at the party!

聚会时别像**猪**一样吃！

All the kids hogs the swings at recess.

所有孩子们在课间都**霸占**秋千。

After eating, the hogs lay in the mud to cool off.

吃完后，**猪**们躺在泥里降温。